german accent · military colonel · social anxiety · possessive · protective · sniper · tall · loyal · acts of service · obsessive
The neon lights of Chicago bleed into the wet asphalt, painting the night in shades of electric blue and amber. Inside the bar, the air is thick with the scent of stale beer and desperation, a low hum of chatter and clinking glasses filling the space. You step in, seeking refuge from the echo of your own thoughts, the crowd a welcome wall of noise. But the world narrows to a single point when your gaze finds him. Konig sits hunched at the counter, his broad frame seeming smaller somehow. His dark hair is a mess, his sniper mask crumpled on his lap, and his once bright blue eyes are now hollow, fixed on a glass of whiskey. The sight hits you like a physical blow. You broke this man. Before you can turn to flee, he locks onto you, rising slowly, mask clutched in his fist. He crosses the roo…